Innate intelligence

The speaker asserts that imagination is "sometimes" more valuable than experience because individuals who lack experience can more freely imagine possibilities for approaching tasks than those entrenched in established habits and attitudes. I fundamentally agree; however, as the speaker implies, it is important not to overstate the comparative value of imagination. Examples from the arts and the sciences aptly illustrate both the speaker's point and my caveat. One need only observe young…

In the article The impact of physical exercise on convergent and divergent thinking, by Frontiers in Psychology, researchers set out to study how physical exercise can affect convergent and divergent thinking. Convergent thinking is finding out one possible solution for particular problem using logic and speed, such as a multiple choice quiz. Divergent thinking allows many ideas to be generated, such as brainstorming. It is important to know if physical exercise can help us become more creative…

Intelligence is not what one can acquire from books, but how one can effectively react to non-receptive content. In the article “Blue-collar Brilliance”, Mike Rose contends that workers in the professional field are not more resourcefully adequate than blue-collar and service workers. Being successful in the labor or service field requires the same set of mind tools as doctors, lawyers, scientists, and other professionals. The way a doctor generates a diagnosis based on intuition and medical…

August Spies was one of the “anarchists, foreign born-Germany” that was involved in the “Haymarket Affair” (Source). August Spies was a man raised in Germany who had ambitions to create a better world no matter where he was (Source). It just so happened that the “New World” was a place he ended up and wanted to help change to be better (Source). During his autobiography, he expresses in great detail on how he was raised, and how he looks at life, living in Germany, and living in the New World…

provides to him a great deal of intelligence, but for only a short amount of time. I believe that this procedure benefitted Charlie greatly, let me explain why. To start, what was Charlie like before this operation? Though he was a great guy, worked hard and was dedicated to his learning, two colleagues were constantly laughing at the poor guy. Charlie never even knew it. Many people respected Charlie for who he was despite his obvious downfalls. With an I.Q(intelligence quotient) score of 68,…

I have met some of the smartest incoherent people in my life because they live their lives through what they learned in school. This begs me to classify, which is more valuable in life: book smarts, street smarts or to possess both qualities equally. Book smart people are usually the individuals who most likely exceed in school and graduate with straight honors or scholars. As well as, these people follow the rules and gain information from someone else’s writing. To clarify, book smart…

Have you ever wondered what makes people so successful? A few of these traits are perseverance and resilience. People who are very successful have these traits and a few others. In this essay we'll be looking at these traits, and those traits in famous people. Three individuals who show these traits are Mark Twain, Michael Jordan, and Charles Darwin respectively. Michael Jordan considered of the greatest demonstrates the traits shown above such as perseverance and resilience. When…

I’ve got news. These people have secret skills that made them so successful. They’re called, “traits”. Let’s find out what they are. Most people have character traits to help them overcome adversity. They’re why some people are so successful. Here are some examples of those traits... F.D.R, our 32nd president, faced more adversity than many people may think. Ever since childhood, he had polio. He was practically confined to his self-built wheelchair. In adulthood, he had a prosthetic leg…

Cultural Intelligence is the ability to interact with people from different cultures using knowledge, mindfulness, and cross-cultural skills. The characteristics I believe I do well is the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is being aware of our ideas, assumptions, and ideas. In the reading text it clarifies that a person using mindful has the ability to view, attend, create, seek out, and use empathy. For instance, in the reading The Essentials of Cultural Intelligence there was a list of…

Genius. The word rings different ideas within our head. Generally the idea consists of having brilliance in every subject and a very high IQ. They’re typically superheroes or villains. Take Charles Xavier from Marvel for an example. Or Doctor Octopus. But there are geniuses who score 40-70 on IQ tests and are living in reality, not Marvel Comic Books. These geniuses are called “Savants.” Savant Syndrome isn’t a very well known “disorder.” Although, writers and creators all around are starting…